History of nolan ryan

(1947-)

Who Is Nolan Ryan?

Nolan Ryan began his Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets in 1966. He hit his stride after a 1971 trade to the California Angels, earning renown as a top strikeout pitcher on the strength of an overpowering fastball.

Over the course of his 27-year MLB career, Ryan recorded more than 300 wins and established records with his seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, he later became president and CEO of the Texas Rangers.

Early Life

Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr.

was born on January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, to Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. and Martha Lee Hancock Ryan.

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Six weeks after their youngest child's birth, the family moved to Alvin, Texas, a quiet area on the outskirts of Houston. Ryan developed a love for hunting and ranching as a child, and for several years, he woke up early to roll and deliver copies of The Houston Post.

Ryan also developed a love for baseball.

He began playing in the